Cardiospermum halicacabum

[Balloon Vine, Heart Pea]

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Close-up views:

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The green fruit when ripe is a brown, thin-shelled, inflated angled capsule containing 3 compartments. Each compartment housed a black round seed, with a white heart-shaped scar. Each round seed is about 3-4 millimetres in diameter.

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The young plants:

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